On the contact page of my project, I want to send data from a HTML form.
What would you use to send it?
Just the regular <form action="/path/to/handler"> and cause a page refresh or use javascript (jQuery) for it and not cause a page refresh?

In both cases, a message will be shown on success or failure.

Php

@Clear0Ff Any arguments for it?

@FinlayDaG33k i find it easier to connect to a database and store the data. When it's about forms i use php. But depends of the form ofc.

@Clear0Ff Think you might have misunderstood the question at hand.

It's about the way the front-end sends it to the back-end.

It will both POST to a PHP script, but I wanted to know what people like better, using the form-action for that, or catching the submission with a listener and send it using Javascript instead.

@FinlayDaG33k
Usually, add the form action in so the page will refresh, and collect the posted content at the other end for non-Js users, but intercept the form submission with js and post it there with Ajax for a seemless experience where possible.

Sometimes you may not get the option of the fallbacks depending on the business / project but use them where you can.

$("#formId form").on("submit", function(e){
e.preventDefault();
// do your thing
});

@Zanidd yea, that's what I'm talking about :)

I'll combine it with what @C0D4 said and use the form-action as a fallback for those bots who don't run Javascript